2025 BBQ Cook-Off Team Information & Registration
Event & Judging Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025 | 11 AM to 3 PM
Team Check-In: Friday, February 21, 2025, from 12 PM to 5 PM
Backyard Team Entry Fee: $100 Corporate Team Entry Fee: $1,500
Event Location:
Eastern Florida State College (Near the Tennis Courts)
3865 North Wickham Road
Melbourne, FL 32935
All teams are eligible to compete for the $1,500 Grand Champion Prize!
Plus, three meat categories: Brisket, Pork, and Ribs
1st Place ($500)
2nd Place ($250)
3rd Place ($100)
Backyard Teams will compete for their own special People’s Choice Award and prize!
Corporate Challenge Teams will compete for the coveted Golden Pig Trophy, currently held by Lightholder, Inc. The Corporate Challenge is a separate corporate version of the People’s Choice Award, and the winner can proudly display the Pig Trophy until the 2026 event.
Mandatory Captain Meeting
Friday, February 21, 2025, at 5:45 PM (time subject to change)
Friday Night Event
A team party will occur on Friday from 7 PM to 10 PM. More details will be emailed to you no later than a week before the main event.
How to Register:
- Decide if you are competing as a Backyard Team or Corporate Challenge Team
- Review the Official Competition Rules (The rules page includes a link to the printable version that must be signed and returned to the EFSC Foundation)
- Pay the entry fee using a card with the form below
- Pay the entry fee by mail by sending a check to:
EFSC Foundation
ATTN: Dawn Niehoff
Building 10, Room 110
3865 North Wickham Road
Melbourne, Florida 32935
- Mail a signed copy of the rules to that address or email a signed and scanned copy to Dawn Niehoff at niehoffd@easternflorida.edu prior to entering the BBQ site on Friday, February 21, 2025.
Space is limited, so be sure to sign up early!